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NBC to Air and Live Stream Sandy Relief Telethon

Hurricane Sandy blew a wave of devastation across the East Coast, with millions affected, and huge portions of New York and New Jersey facing months of cleanup and rebuilding. Now NBCUniversal is taking an active role in the relief effort with a special, televised and live streamed telethon this Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

Today Show host Matt Lauer will host the telethon, which can be watched on all of NBCUniversal's networks (NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA) and live at NBC.com. Schedule performers include Sting, New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, and Bon Jovi.

Money collection on the phones and online will, according to a release from NBCUniversal, go to the Red Cross Relief Efforts for Hurricane Sandy. The telethon joins the efforts of Apple iTunes, which today unveiled a Hurricane Sandy Relief center on the iTunes Store and dozens of other grass-roots efforts.

To donate directly to the Red Cross, you can visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Battery Park

Belmar, New Jersey

Seaside Heights, New Jersey

"Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012."

Portsmouth, Virginia

Piscataway Township, New Jersey

"Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012."Via U.S. Army

Damaged Space Shuttle Enterprise

Mears, Virginia

"Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30." Via The National Gaurd

Fort Greene, Brooklyn

A car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Via CSondi

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